Word on the sideline is that Kamo is getting $350 a week for Bays. Surely Mainland should step in and say this is illegal and to stamp it out. Or is it too late to stop paying players now?
It's not for Mainland to determine what is legal or not. In fact paying a player to play is simply not illegal. What Mainland need to do is to draw up an agreement for all club's to sign as a pre-cursor to entry into the Premier League that covers player payments and includes things such as facilities, player development etc, etc, that all clubs must agree on before the season commences. Club's should also agree to send their audited accounts to Mainland before the end of November before they are accepted into the league the following year. Mainland should also have the right to spot check a club's accounts at any time of the season. An auditor at Mainland would do more for football than most of the staff they currently employ. Much like the NRL with their salary cap.